Magnetotellurics
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Exploration Technique: Magnetotellurics
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Exploration Technique Information | |
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Exploration Group: | Geophysical Techniques |
Exploration Sub Group: | Electrical Techniques |
Parent Exploration Technique: | Magnetotelluric Techniques |
Information Provided by Technique | |
Lithology: | Rock composition, mineral and clay content |
Stratigraphic/Structural: | Detection of permeable pathways, fracture zones, faults |
Hydrological: | Resistivity influenced by porosity, grain size distribution, permeability, fluid saturation, fluid type and phase state of the pore water |
Thermal: | Resistivity influenced by temperature |
Cost Information | |
Low-End Estimate (USD): | 522.22 52,222 centUSD / station
0.522 kUSD 5.2222e-4 MUSD 5.2222e-7 TUSD |
Median Estimate (USD): | 1,738.83 173,883 centUSD / station
1.739 kUSD 0.00174 MUSD 1.73883e-6 TUSD |
High-End Estimate (USD): | 2,297.62 229,762 centUSD / station
2.298 kUSD 0.0023 MUSD 2.29762e-6 TUSD |
Time Required | |
Low-End Estimate: | 1.67 days 0.00457 years / 10 stn
40.08 hours 0.239 weeks 0.0549 months |
Median Estimate: | 3.77 days 0.0103 years / 10 stn
90.48 hours 0.539 weeks 0.124 months |
High-End Estimate: | 7.50 days 0.0205 years / 10 stn
180 hours 1.071 weeks 0.246 months |
Additional Info | |
Cost/Time Dependency: | Location, Size, Resolution, Terrain, Weather |
Magnetotellurics:
Magnetotellurics (MT) is a natural-source (i.e., passive), electromagnetic method that measures the ratio of earth’s naturally varying electric and magnetic fields over a wide range of frequencies to determine the resistivity structure of the subsurface (Reynolds, 1997).
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